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Gorton

in New York

There are 464 people with the last name "Gorton" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

NameRank
Gorton 3,534
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  1. is 3,530th most common Bloch
  2. is 3,531st most common Breslin
  3. is 3,532nd most common Dorn
  4. is 3,533rd most common Giambrone
  5. is 3,534th most common Gorton
  6. is 3,535th most common Martucci
  7. is 3,536th most common Royal
  8. is 3,537th most common Stroud
  9. is 3,538th most common Sturm

Similar Names and Nicknames

Garton, Garten, Gort, Girton, Gartin, Gorter, Gortney, Girten, Girtain, Gortmaker

Most Common First Names for Gorton

David, Robert, John, Mary, William, Jack, Charles, James, Keith, Michael

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt’, ‘mud’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

FOREBEARS Introduced in America by a family from Gorton, Lancashire, England (three miles from Manchester), the name Gorton was also adopted by a religious group known as the Gortonites. They were followers of Samuel Gorton (c. 1592–1677), whose unorthodox religious beliefs, which included denying the doctrine of the Trinity, caused him to seek religious toleration by emigrating to Boston in 1637 with his family. In conflict with authorities in Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Newport, he eventually settled in Shawomet, RI, and renamed it Warwick. He died there in 1677, leaving three sons and at least six daughters.

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